Wilden is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Wilden
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Germany
Meaning: Flemish genitive Wild, Wilde, nickname given to a wild individual, grim (German wild = wild).

How popular is Wilden?

Wilden is common in Germany.

Wilden is ranked 113179 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Wildens plummeted by 18.34319 per cent to 414 since 2000 and slipped by 9845 spots and ranked at 50467. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 88.16 88.36
American Indian and Alaska Native 5.31 4.54
Black 3.38 2.56
Others 1.69 2.37
Wilden is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in Germany which may be its originating country too. Around 3590 people have been found who wears Wilden as their family name. Wilden is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
720,003 Russia4
184,212 France3
54,135 Philippines2
26,532 Chile2
21,529 Singapore2
5,859 Mauritius2
23,344 Austria2
18,625 Japan2
3,071 Jersey1
31,584 Peru1
31,207 Ireland1
91,024 Belgium1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
30,360 Thailand1
38,841 Scotland1
56,169 Mexico1
18,969 Wales1
19,533 Uruguay1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
492,292 Ukraine1
47,891 Norway1
17,768 Pakistan1
77,122 Sweden1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
41,360 Netherlands49
70,431 Canada41
208,169 Indonesia32
17,489 Denmark30
36,547 Switzerland27
81,586 Spain17
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
49,486 South Africa91
104,075 Brazil64
11,434 New Zealand57
Countries with hundreds of Wilden:
49,748 United States535
13,711 England430
10,400 Australia267
Countries with thousands of Wilden:
4,735 Germany1,916
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Nancy Wilden worked as immigrant and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 24 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Home and arrived on October 31, 1848. 40 years old James Wilden, Miner Mary Wilden, 8 years old Eliza Wilden, John Wilden (3), Workman Richard Wilden, Catherine Wilden, aged 25, Mary Wilden (23) Immigrant, are others that migrated to US.

Wilden Namesakes

  • Herman Wildenvey, Poet
  • Alec N. Wildenstein, Art dealer
  • Alec N. Wildenstein, Art dealer
  • Daniel Wildenstein, Art dealer
  • Daniel Wildenstein, Art dealer
  • Herman Wildenvey, Poet
  • Gert Wilden, Film composer
  • Gert Wilden, Film composer
  • Gert Wilden Jr., Film Score Composer
  • Herman Wildenvey, Poet

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